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Distance Learning
Prospectus
Session: 2016-2017
Post Graduate Diploma In
Public Health Nutrition
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
Munirka New Delhi-110067
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Sl. No. ITEM SUBMISSION LAST DATE LAST DATE (With late fee of
Rs.500/-)
1 Completed application form with fees 31st May, 2016 15th June, 2016
2. Assignments – I 30th Dec. 2016 16th Jan, 2017
3. Assignments – II 31st March, 2017 14th April, 2017
4. Project Report 15th May, 2017 31st May, 2017
a. Application form without enclosing requisite course fee of Rs.21,000/- (Rupees
twenty-one thousands) only in Bank draft, will be rejected.
b. Late fee of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred) only for each item to be submitted
separately in the form of Demand Draft, in favour of Director, NIHFW, payable at
New Delhi.
c. Submission of the above items at Nos. 2, 3, 4 after the last date will not be valid for
eligibility to sit in the examination during the current year, under any
circumstances. However, they will be eligible to sit in the examination in subsequent
years.
d. If the last date happens to be an unexpected Govt. holiday, the last date will
automatically be extended to the next working day.
SL NO. ACTIVITY TENTATIVE DATE(S)
1 1st Contact Session November/December, 2016*
2 2nd Contact Session March/April, 2017*
3 Final Examination July/August, 2017*
*The exact date for commencement of above activities will be posted in the Web site
www. nihfw.org
All are directed to visit the NIHFW web site regularly to keep them up to date with latest
information regarding the distance learning courses.
Introduction and Rationale
About the Institute
With the adoption of new strategy of delivering both Health and Family Welfare
Services as an integrated package during the Fifth Five Year Plan period,
Government of India recognized the need for an independent agency which could act as an
apex technical institution, both in the field of Health and Family Welfare.
Consequently on March 9, 1977 the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare(NIHFW)
came in to existence by the merger of two erstwhile autonomous organizations
previously named as National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP) and National Institute of
Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) which were established in the year 1962
and 1964 respectively. NIHFW since then has been functioning as a multi-disciplinary
Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
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NIHFW has been engaged in providing Education and Training to managerial
physicians since last two decades through its regular courses of MD (CHA), DHA and other
in-service training programmes. The Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management
started in 2008-09 in collaboration with MOHFW has gained popularity nationwide. However
the in-service training arrangements have not been able to meet the demands expeditiously.
Moreover, there is a need for continuous and consistent training in management especially
for management of district health system.
In order to facilitate continuous up gradation of knowledge and skills of various health
personnel across the country, the NIHFW conducts the following courses through
distance learning mode.
(i) Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Family Welfare Management
(ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion
(iv) Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Epidemiology
(v) Post Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
(vi) Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Nutrition
2. About the Programme
2.1. Importance of the Programme:
A pragmatic approach with a focus on issues of major health and socio-economic
concern is vital for the development of successful public health services. Striking a balance
between different service providers after taking into account overall resource constraints,
efficacy of service delivery and welfare gains is a key challenge. Among the other
challenges facing the public health community is the need for coordinated multi-sectoral
approaches to preventing and controlling complex disease problems.
Diploma in Public Health Nutrition programme is intended for people working in
Public Health, Home Science and Nutrition-related fields; specifically those who seek to
enhance their understanding, skills and competency in designing, evaluating and interpreting
evidence of nutritional health and wellbeing. The course aims to inculcate and strengthen the
student’s skills that can be used to develop/ implement the public health nutrition policies
and programmes with greater efficacy for the benefit of the masses at large.
To enhance the capacity of health systems of the states in the shortest possible time,
the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) has developed a Post
Graduate Diploma in Public Health Nutrition; which is now sought to be delivered through
Distance Learning.
This programme endeavours to build capacity in using analytic tools and processes
to critically analyse information received thereby adapting a pro-active approach to decision-
making whenever public health action is warranted.
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2.2 Nature of the Diploma Course:
This course has been designed keeping in mind the requirement of personnel
working in Public Health, Home Science and Nutrition-related fields; specifically those who
seek to enhance their understanding, skills and competency in designing, evaluating and
interpreting evidence of nutritional health and wellbeing. It will also help the participants to
acquire knowledge and skills in Public Health Nutrition so as to operate and strengthen the
public health system.
NIHFW, with the financial assistance from The Institutional and Technical
Strengthening Project (ITS) a part of the European Union and Government of India (EU-GoI)
Sector Policy Support Programme to the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the
Reproductive and Child Health II (RCH-II), developed this course.
3. Details of the Course
i. The Diploma course is to be recognized by the Distance Education Council.
ii. The total duration of the course is one year.
iii. The course comprises of theory and practical components.
iv. Once admitted to the course, the candidate will get an opportunity to appear for the
examination in four successive years including the year of admission without paying
the course fee again. However, he/she has to deposit a continuation fee of Rs.500/-
(Rupees five hundred) only in the year in which they want to complete the course.
v. After 4 years, the candidate has to re-enrol as a fresh candidate again with the re-
submission of the application and requisite course fee.
4. Medium of Study
The medium of study is English. The course is imparted by means of supplying
printed study materials for self study and through two contact programmes, submission of
assignments and project report.
5. Eligibility
Sl. No. QUALIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1. All Bachelors of Medicine (MBBS/ AYUSH/ Dental)
Must be registered with concerned State council or Indian Medical Council.
2. B.Sc. Home Science/ Diploma in Dietetics Nursing Graduates*/
*Registered with State Nursing Council
3. All Post Graduates and graduates with Science/ Social science
Two Years experience after successful completion of the course.
Who should attend?
Professionals working in public and private health organizations, who seek to acquire knowledge and skills in Public Health Nutrition (PHN) as well as application of the same for benefitting the community.
Graduates who seek knowledge for further (personal) professional development
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6. Objectives of the Course
The candidate on successful completion of the course will be able to:
1. Generate greater awareness and understanding of the nutritional sciences relating to
the field of Public Health Nutrition (PHN).
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the approaches, methods and skills in PHN for
nutrition and Health promotion of the masses
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the political, institutional, social and scientific
influences on PHN
4. Develop the ability to translate research into practice through skills in nutrition
surveillance, policy/ programme planning, implementation and evaluation as well as
overall management of the programmes
5. Conceptualize the interdisciplinary perspective of PHN at all levels – individual,
household and community in the context of state, national and international scenario.
7. Course Design
The entire course has been divided into four parts.
(i) Self-reading by the candidates.
Each candidate must devote at least 1000 hours for the course study
materials in the year.
Test question practice at the end of each chapter (Check your
progress) to assess knowledge gain.
(ii) Internal Assessment
Writing Assignments
Attendance in the Contact Sessions
Project work
(iii) Theory Component
Final Theory examination
(iv) Practical Component
Final Practical Examination
8. The Curriculum
The curriculum is divided into 8 Courses consisting of 21 blocks. The seventh course
gives the guidelines for the project work. The break-up of the curriculum is given below:
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Course # and title
Block Unit No.
Unit Title
Course 1: Principles of Public Health Nutrition
I. Introduction to Public Health Nutrition
1 Public Health Nutrition: An Overview
2 Trends in Nutrition
II .Trends in Global Nutrition
3 Nutrition promotion for good health
4 Prevalence and causes of malnutrition, under-nutrition and over-nutrition
5 Initiatives to address malnutrition globally and in India
III. Nutrition/ Health policies and Programmes
6 National Nutrition, Health and Population Policies
7 ICDS programme
8 National Health Mission
9 Convergence to address malnutrition
10 Midday Meal Programme
11 Evaluation studies of Nutrition Programmes and Policies in India
Course 2: Nutrition during life Cycle
I. Nutrition during Adulthood, Pregnancy and Lactation
12 Nutrition during Adulthood
13 Nutrition during Pregnancy
14 Nutrition during Lactation
II. Nutrition during Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence and old age
15 Nutrition during Neonatal period and Infancy
16 Nutrition during childhood and school age
17 Nutrition during adolescence
18 Nutrition for the elderly/ older adults
Course 3: Prevention and Nutritional Management in Nutritional Deficiencies, Common Ailments and Chronic Diseases
I. Nutritional Deficiency Diseases: macro- Nutrient Deficiencies
19 Understanding Malnutrition
20 Severe Acute Malnutrition: community based/ facility based management
II. Nutritional Deficiency Diseases: micro- Nutrient Deficiencies
21 Nutritional Anaemia: Public Health Concerns
22 Vitamin A Deficiency – A Public Health Problem
23 Vitamin D deficiency - the emerging public health concern
24 Zinc deficiency - the emerging public health concern
25 IDD- a public health issue
26 Other Nutritional Deficiencies/ Problems of Public Health Significance
III.Home based/ Dietary Management in Common Ailments
27 Therapeutic modifications of the normal diet
28 Home based Management of patients suffering from Common Ailments: GI disorders, Febrile diseases, Infective hepatitis, HIV/AIDS
IV. Prevention and Management of Non- communicable diseases/ other disease conditions
29 Prevention and Management of Life style diseases: Overweight and Obesity; Hypertension/ CAD/ CVD; Diabetes mellitus.
30 Nutrition care in cancers and osteoporosis
Course 4(a): Food safety and Standards
I. Food safetyandstandards
31 Food spoilage, contamination and adulteration Food borne diseases
32 Food safety: importance, issues and surveillance systems
33 Food safety: policy and governance issues
34 Food standards: national and international
Course 4 (b): Food and
I. Food and Nutrition security/ insecurity
35 Factors influencing food and nutrition security
36 Food and nutrition insecurity: the major contributor to malnutrition/ under nutrition.
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Nutrition security
37 Dimensions of food & Nutrition security
38 National/ GlobalPolicies for combating Food and nutrition insecurity
39 Food and Nutrition Security in disasters/ emergency situations
Course 5: Nutritional Assessment and epidemiology
I. Nutritional Assessment Systems and Indices/ Indicators
40 Basics of nutritional epidemiology
41 Study Designs: Observational and Experimental
II. Nutritional epidemiology
42 Nutritional Assessment Systems: an overview
43 Nutritional Assessment methods
44 Nutrition surveillance and Screening: Principles, methods and applications
45 Global and National Nutrition surveys
Course 6: Public Nutrition/ Health Programmes: Planning and Management
I. Programme Planning
46 Management Functions and Concepts of Programme Planning
47 Models of Programme Planning in public health and nutrition including Decentralised Planning Process
48 Evidence based programme planning in : some case studies
II. Nutrition/ Health promotion and Communication Strategies
49 Nutrition Promotion and Communication Strategies: methods of communication
50 Audio-Visual Aids in Nutrition and Health Communication
51 Advocacy for Public Health Nutrition
III. Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Nutrition programmes
52 Management of nutrition programmes including Monitoring
53 Evaluation of programmes : importance and methods
54 Challenges in the implementation of nutrition programmes- some global/ national experiences
Course 7: Basics of Research in Public Health Nutrition and Project Work
I. Basics of research in public health nutrition and Community based Research/ field work
55 Basics of research in public health nutrition-I
56 Basics of research in public health nutrition- II
Practical work
I. Meal Planning and Home based care
57 Fundamentals of Meal Planning and Planning of Diets/ dishes /menus for adults (men/ women)
58 Planning of Diets/ dishes /menus for various age, gender and SES groups: infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and elderly / older adults.
59 Planning of Diets/ dishes /menus: individuals suffering from chronic degenerative diseases
II. Home based Care for PHN
60 Home based care of Severely Malnourished Child including diet plan
61 Home based care of New-born including Breast Feeding
62 Managing Diarrhoea in Children
III. Assessments for PHN
63 Undertaking Capacity analysis for addressing PHN
64 Nutritional Assessment of the community
IV. Programme Planning and
65 Planning of Nutrition Programmes for the community including some model plans
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9. The Project Work
Selection of the topic will be done in the 1st contact session.
Synopsis of one page inclusive of title, objectives & methodology to be submitted
before start of project work.
Project should ordinarily not exceed 15000 words. For details, please refer to
detailed guidelines in the project module.
The project should be submitted as per the last date notified, failing which the
candidate will be debarred from appearing in final examination of the current session;
however he/she can appear during subsequent years after submitting the project.
The date of submission of the project is 15th May, 2017; extendable up to 31st May,
2017 with late fees of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred) only.
10. Contact Programs
There will be two contact programmes of 5 days each:
(i) November/December, 2016
(ii) March/April 2017
The contact programmes will be held in program study centres. The exact dates & place of
contact sessions will be put in the institute website. The themes covered in contact
programme are:
1st Contact Program Course 1, 2, 3, and 4
2nd Contact program Course 5, 6, and 7
Each contact program carries a weightage of 20 marks. Attendance and
assessment of feedback by students in contact session will be considered for
this weightage.
Full attendance in contact classes is compulsory.
Candidates may bring with them the queries on the relevant topics for
discussion during contact session.
The candidates have to attend the contact programs at their own cost at the
identified center.
The allocation of the center for contact programs will be notified as per region
of the enrolled students.
11. Assignments
Candidates are required to write 2 sets of assignments.
The assignment question papers will be sent along with introductory letter and
also posted on the Institute website (www.nihfw.org).
All the assignments will be hand written in A-4 size paper.
Illustrations with diagrams, tables, examples will help to get good marks.
Each assignment should be written in separate note book.
implementation 66 Planning and conducting Nutrition/ Health Education Programme for the community
67 Organising VHND
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Each answer in the assignment must start from a fresh page.
Photocopy of any printed material in the assignment or typed assignments will not
be accepted.
Assignments received after due date will debar the candidate to sit in the final
examination of the current year. However, he/she can appear in the
subsequent year.
Each assignment will carry a weightage of 30 marks. It will be included in their
internal assessment (IA).
A photocopy of each assignment is to be retained by the candidate for future
reference.
Assignment can be written in Hindi also.
Item Due date of submission With late fees of Rs. 500/- by DD
Assignment – 1 30th Dec, 2016 16th Jan, 2017
Assignment – 2 31st March, 2017 14th April, 2017
If the last date happens to be an unexpected Government holiday, the period will
automatically extend to the following working day.
The assignments should be sent by registered post in the following address:
Public Health Nutrition Unit,
Distance Learning Cell
Room No. 417, 4th Floor,
Academic Block,
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW),
Baba Gangnath Marg Munirka,
New Delhi-110067
The acknowledgement of receipt will be uploaded on the website of the Institute.
12. Course Evaluation
The diploma course has two tiers of evaluation
1. Formative
2. Terminal
(i) Formative Evaluation (During the course)
Internal Assessment
Attendance with feedback in the contact programme.
Submission of assignment within stipulated date.
Submission of project work within stipulated date.
(ii) Terminal Evaluation (Final Exam)
(A) Theory Paper-I
Theory Paper-II
(B) Practical will comprise of planning of diets/ menus/ dishes; identification of
nutritional deficiency symptoms, planning of PHN programme and the
Nutrition Health communication sessions, imparting of Nutrition Health
education to the community employing diverse communication strategies as
discussed in the practical manual and spotting.
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The details regarding Practical Examination will be discussed during the contact sessions.
(C) Viva voce:
Project Viva
Grand Viva
13. Qualifications for appearing in the Final Examination
Submission of the assignments on time
Submission of the Project work on time
Full attendance in the contact session
Internal assessment – 50% marks including
a) Assignments
b) Contact Programs
c) Project
14. Distribution of Marks
Theory paper – I 100
Theory paper – II 100
Practical 50
Viva Voce 50
Internal Assessment 150
(Assignments – 60, Contact sessions – 40, Project – 50)
Total 450
Note:
Any candidate caught using unfair means during examination will be debarred from
appearing in the examination for a period of three years.
Any request for appearing for final examination after the extended period of 4 years
including the year of admission will not be entertained with the same course fees.
15. Re-Evaluation
There is no provision for re-evaluation.
16. Examination Result
At candidate will be declared pass if he/she secures:
50% in aggregate = 225 out of 450 and
50% in aggregate in Theory = 100 / 200 and
50% in aggregate in Practical & viva = 50 / 100
If a candidate passes in theory and fails in practical component, he/ she will re-
appear in practical component only.
If a candidate fails in theory and passes in practical component, he/ she will re-
appear for theory only.
Results for theory and practical components will be declared separately on the website.
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17. Best Student Award
The candidate who obtains highest aggregate marks will be honoured with ‘Best
student award’ (A medal with certificate) on 9th March, (Annual day of Institute) of the
following year. However it will be applicable to the current batch candidate.
18. Examination Venue
The final examination will be held in the NIHFW campus, New Delhi. For the State
sponsored candidate the exam will be held in the respective State Institute.
19. Type of Fees
Course admission fee - Rs.21,000/- [Rupees twenty one thousand only]
including 1st year examination fee.
Prospectus with application form could be downloaded from the website
www.nihfw.org.
Once the application with requisite fees is received in this office, no request for
withdrawl is permissible and fees deposited will not be refunded at any
circumstances.
The fee will be refunded only to those, who have not been selected for the
course by the screening committee.
Those who fail to complete the course in the same year has to deposit again a
continuation fee of Rs.500/- in subsequent years in which candidates wanted
to complete the course.
All types of fees to be deposited separately by Demand draft drawn in
favor of “Director, NIHFW” payable at New- Delhi.
20. Duplicate Certificate / Mark Sheet
For successful candidates, a duplicate certificate /mark sheet can only be issued under
following conditions:
A written request for duplicate certificate/mark sheet giving valid reasons
A penalty fee of Rs.500/- separately for duplicate Certificate and / or Mark
sheet in the form of demand draft in favour of Director, NIHFW payable at New
Delhi.
An undertaking to the effect that the original certificate has been lost/
destroyed to best of his/her knowledge attested by a Notary or copy of police
FIR.
21. How to Apply
a. A candidate seeking admission to the course is required to send his/her
application in the prescribed format given at the end of the prospectus, duly
completed along with requisite fees.
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b. Following enclosures must be attached along with the application form:
Demand draft of requisite amount.
Self attested copy of certificate of birth.
Self attested copy of degree as applicable.
Copy of Registration certificate with respective National / State council.
Experience certificate from the employer.
No objection certificate from the employer, for those in Government services.
Incomplete application, in any respect, is likely to be rejected.
The duly completed, legible application form along with enclosures should be
submitted by hand / or through registered/Speed post to:
Public Health Nutrition Unit,
Distance Learning Cell
Room No. 417, 4th Floor,
Academic Block,
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW),
Baba Gangnath Marg Munirka,
New Delhi-110067
On or before the following dates:
(i) 31st May, 2016 without late fee.
(ii) 15th June, 2016 with late fee of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundreds) only in the form of
demand draft.
22. Selection
a. Selection will be made by a selection / screening committee of NIHFW; and only the
selected candidates will be informed accordingly.
b. The list of selected candidates will be up loaded in the Institute web site.
c. The decision of the committee will be final and binding.
d. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
All communication may be mailed to :
Public Health Nutrition Unit
Distance Learning Cell
Room No. 417, 4th Floor,
Academic Block,
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW),
Baba Gangnath Marg Munirka,
New Delhi-110067
Web Site : www.nihfw.org
Phone Direct : 91-11-26183416
Phone EPBX : 91-11-26265959, 26266441, 26188485, 26107773
Ext: 336, 239, 240
FAX : 91-11-26183416
E.mil ID.- [email protected]
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Enrolment No. (to be filled by the office)
D P H N / / 2 0 1 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
NEW DELHI – 110067
APPLICATION FORM FOR ADMISSION TO P.G. DIPLOMA IN
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING BATCH 2016 – 2017
COURSE FEE Rs.21, 000/- (Rupees Twenty one thousand only) through Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, NIHFW, payable at New Delhi Demand Draft No.
Dated D D M M Y Y Y Y Drawn on Bank and Branch _________________________________
1. Name of the Applicant in full (Block Letters)
In English Dr / Mr / Ms
In Hindi
(as you would like it on the certificate)
2. Sex
Female
Male
3. Father's/Husband's Name
4. Date of Birth
D D M M Y YYY
5. Present Designation &
Official Address
District: State: Pin Code:
6. Type of Organization
Govt. Semi Govt. Private NGO Others
AFFIX RECENT PASSPORT
SIZE PHOTOGRAPH
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7. Mailing Address
District: State: Pin Code:
8. Telephone No.
Residential Official Mobile
9. E- Mail ID
10. Nationality
11. Whether belongs
toSC/ST/OBC/PH
Yes No
12. Examination Passed Graduate in any discipline (Mention the discipline in the column)
Examination Passed
Subject / Discipline
Board / University & College
Year
Division
13. Total experience of working
(in years)
Years
14. Kindly enclose the experience
certificates (present/past) and all the attested copies of testimonials mentioned in the application form, duly signed by Competent Authorities.
Service Record (starting from present employment) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Designation Organization/Institution From To _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1. 2. 3. _______________________________________________________________________________________
15. From where did you get to know about this course?
Newspaper Institutional website Journals
Others
Declaration by the Applicant
I declare that the particulars given above are all correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I will, on admission, adhere to the rules and discipline of NIHFW, New Delhi.
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Name
_____________________
Signature
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Date
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